Method of making ophthalmic mountings



Nov. 15, 1927. 1,649,790 7 F. A. STEVENS METHOD OF MAKING OPHTHALMIC MOUNTINGS Filed 0012.25, 1926 121 we wio 15 60762 1675 5225 116775 &1 m/W fumio dWa W 2163 Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

UNITED STATES 1,649,790 PATENT OFFICE.

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' METHOD .OF MAKING OPHTHALMIC MOUNTINGS.

Original application filed May 15,1922, Serial No. 560,956. Divided and this application filed October v$28,

' 1926. Serial No. 143,618..

The present invention relates to methods of making ophthalmic mountings, and though certain features thereof are applicable to other mountings, the inventionirelates more particularly to spectacle temples.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 1s a side elevation of a Spectacle temple constructed according to the preferred method of the present invention; Fig. 2-is'a section taken upon the line 34-3 of Fig. 1, illustrating the preferred method ofmanufacture; Fig. 3 is a similar section of the completed article; Fig. 4 is a similar section of a modification; and Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive are sections of modified reinforcing rods.

The invention is'illustrated as applied to a spectacle temple of the combin'ed-metal-andnon-metal type, which is chosen to typify any ophthalmic mounting. The temple comprises a non-metal member 2 provided at its forward end'with a hinge plate 4-, whereby it may be hinged to'a spectacle-lens frame.

The member '2 .is skived down to causeit to taper on its outer surface from the forward end towards the rear end, as shown in Fig. 1, and to cause it to become taperin'gly flattened at the sides 30. Spectacle temples of this type are commonly constituted of non-metal material wholly,-and are therefore comparatively heavy and clumsy, and

' rather thick at the rear end, to provide the necessaryrigidity for holding the temple in place behindthe ear. This is particularly true of skull-temples, for the rear ends of skull temples are designed to engage, and hold firmly against, the skull, and this they can not do unless the non-metal'materialis thick and of substantial proportions.

According to the invention claimed in a copending application, Serial No. 497,640, filed Se tember 1, 1921, it'is possible to make the thic ess' of the rear end ofthe temple small compared to that of the forward end, the requird rigidity being attained by the use of a reinforcin member. To this end, the non-metal mem er 2 is constitutedof a seamless tube within the bore 6 of which is completely enclosed a reinforcing member 8, such as a metal red. A temple so constructed, though very thin at the rear end, will maintain any form into which it may be shaped, and will be strong enough to press firmly in, and to hold against, the skull. The

occupy any particular tendency for the metal rod to twist in the bore 6 when the parts of the temple are bent to shape. This twisting, of course, destro 's the rigidity of the structure as a who e, and-the degree of twist increases with use. According to the invention disclosed in a copending application, Serial N 0. 560,956, filed May 15, 1922, of which the present application is a division, this twisting efiect is eliminated by the use of a reinforcing rod 8 that is providedwith sharp or nearly sharp ridges 46 that bite into, and so become ems bedded within, the non-metal material. As the ridge or ridges extend continuously sub-v stantially throughout the length of the rod, it is obviously impossible for a rod 8 so embedded to twist in its bore 6. The preferred reinforcing rod 8 is square in cross inforcing rods that are diamond-shaped in cross section, as shown in Fig. 5, or'hexagonal, Fig. 6,.or hectagonal, Figs. 7 and 8, are all adapted to the purpose in hand. A regular hectagon would not be so useful, because approximately too much to the shape of'a circle; but if provided with reent-rant angles or curves, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, and in a copending application, Serial No. 79,135, filed January 4, 1926, the ridges 46 are rendered more pronounced. It is not essential that the reinforcing rods osition in the nonmetal member, as will e understood from Figs. 3 and 4, both of which represent efiicient constructions.

Accordin to the method of the resent invention, t e wall of the bore 6, w "ch is usually originally circular in cross section,

as shown at 48 in'Fig. 2, is first preferably softened, asby the use of alcohol, acetone or other solvent, after which the reinforcing rod is forced into the bore. The rod may, if desired, be turned or twisted slightly during the forcing action. The ridges 46 dig into the non-metal material as the; rod is forced into the bore, becoming firmly locked in place, andthe softened non-metal material collects between the faces 50 of the rod and the wall of the bore 6, actin as a lubricant while the rod is bein force into place, but becoming ultimately ardened and solid, as will be understood from Fig. 3. It will therefore be understood that the diameter of the bore 6 should be greater than theside of the cross-sectional square shown in Fig. 2, but less than the diagonal of the square, and similar considerations will hold with other shapes than squares. After the parts have become set, the temple is bent into the re uired sha e, illustrated in Fig. 1. It w' be foun that the metal and the nonmetal material will bend as a unit, without twist The invention is obviously not restrictedto the exact embodiment thatis described herem,as modifications within the spirltof the invention will occur to persons skilled ness of the in the art, and all such are intended to be embraced within the scope of the appended claims.

What 1s claimed as new 1s:

1. A method ofmaking a spectacle temple that comprises providing a non-metal tube with a bore extending substantially throughout its length, providing a reinforcing rod with a rid extending. continuously substantially t on hout its length, the thickthrough the ridge being site sides to become flattened, whereby; the

thickness of the rear end is made small co1npared to that of the forward end, providing a reinforcing member with a substantially shar ridge extending substantially throughout its length, the thickness of the reinforcing member through the ridge being greater than the diameter of the bore, forcing the reinforcing member into the bore of thenonmetal tube substantially throughout its length and causing the ridge to become firmly embedded in the non-metal material substantially throughout its length, and bending the non-metal tube'with the reinforcing member therein into the shape of a spectacle temple. 4.

3. A moth d ofmaking a spectacle temple that comprises providing a non-metal tube, providing a reinforcin rod that is square in cross section andthe iagonal of the cross section of which is greater-than the diameter of the bore, forcing the reinforcing rod into the bore of the non-metal tube and causing the corners of the square to become firmly embedded in the non-metal material, and bending the tube with the rod therein into the shape of a temple. i p

In testimony whereof, I have hereuntosubscribed my name.

FREDERICK A. STEVENS. 

